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Coinciding with the recently released data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales MoneySupermarket has released their latest set of figures for theft and burglary insurance claims.  Read…

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Identifying an individual in a crowd or at a distance can be challenging for the police, especially when they're in riot situations or experiencing crowd control problems. So SelectaDNA have developed a pistol and rifle (similar to a paint gun), which can fire high velocity DNA pellets at a…

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More good news for crime levels in England and Wales as the latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) are published These are the key points: The CSEW estimates that there were 8.9 million crimes against adults in England and Wales in the year ending September 2012, an…

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South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright today welcomed the Home Office statement on the integrity of the police service following a report from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC)…

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There's less than four weeks left to have your say on Commissioner Sue Mountstevens' first local Plan for policing and crime in Avon and Somerset and people are being encouraged to share their local policing priorities by taking part in the Police & Crime Plan consultation at…

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It's been a great day for positive news today, but the icing on the cake has been Cheshire West and Chester Council's decision to link up with us from their very comprehensive Talking West Cheshire website. Our followers will note that we recently linked with the Police and Crime Commissioner for…

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